Karol Lis
PhD Candidate, Doctoral School, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow
BIO
Born in 1995 in Nowy Sacz, Poland. Artist, restorer of works of art. Currently, a doctoral student at the Doctoral School of the Academy of Fine Arts Jan Matejko in Krakow. In his artistic works, he uses many media, but the one in which he finds himself is collage. In his works, he asks questions about things lost, unwanted objects and extends his research to people who have abandoned them. For his numerous artistic achievements, he was awarded a scholarship by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. As conservator of works of art, he mostly deals with the field of conservation of transferred wall paintings and the conservation of paintings in wooden churches. His portfolio includes cooperation in the conservation of churches in Binarowa (UNESCO), Kwiatoń (UNESCO), Szalowa, Iwkowa and managing works in Ropa and Ulanów. He co-created a research team on paintings in one of the barracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum (UNESCO).
Abstract
Interdisciplinarity in the study of works of art, based on research in wooden churches in south of Poland.
Paintings in the wooden churches in southern Poland are an integral part of the architectural structure of those temples. During conservation works, one should focus on the entire polychrome area, including its structural layer, which is wood. Each correct conservation requires numerous technological and technical studies of the painting in order to select appropriate approach as well as binders and pigments used during conservation. Paintings also represent the historical value of the building. Determination of their prominence or dating itself may often be difficult due to missing chronicles or documents. A thorough archival query and physico-chemical examination of the painting can allow to identify the artist or the circle from which she/he came. Interdisciplinary research conducted by physicists, chemists, art historians and art restorers made it possible to determine layers of paintings in the St. Michael the Archangel church in Ropa and date and find the supposed artist from the St. John the Baptist and St. Barbara church in Ulanów.
Keywords: conservation of works of art, wooden churches, interdisciplinary research, art, history of art